Cabell Midland's Win Over Huntington Coverage

On a day that Cabell Midland High School defeated their rival Huntington High School with an outstanding rushing attack, there could not have been a whole lot more to go right for the Knights of Cabell Midland.

In the 31-26 victory over the Huntington Highlanders last Friday night, the Cabell Midland Knights showed the same game plan that has lead them to their 4-0 start to the season and their number four ranking in the state. Running the football. Coming into the game on Friday, the Knights had averaged 354.0 yards on the ground per game via Cabell Midland's profile on the Max Preps website. Then on the flip side, the Knights had only attempted to throw the football a total of 24 times.

During the game against Huntington the Cabell Midland threw the ball only nine times, completing six of the attempts for just 102 yards. The rushing attack accounted for 54 plays, totaling 271 yards, and all four of the Knights touchdowns.

One would think that a quarterback in this system may become a little jealous with the immense shift towards running the ball, but Cabell Midland quarterback Coy Petitt said that he does not mind the extreme shift in the run-to-pass game scheme.

"It actually takes a lot of pressure off of my shoulders," said Petitt. "They [opponents] are gong to be keying in on the run. So when we do pass, it is usually wide open".

With that being said, one of the more common beliefs in football is that the run sets up the pass.  From Petitt's eyes, that could not have been a more true statement.

"After we ran stretch a few times, and I keep it and roll around, you can see them like ‘man, what in the heck is going on'. It just discombobulates them," said Petitt of the play action.

Of course, with having a win over the rival and having the game plan work to perfection, there was no one happier than Head Coach Luke Salmons.

Salmons said that the run game is just a part of who they are as a team. He explained that running the ball is their game plan more often than not, and that they grind out the game. He also said that this game was a battle with a lot of guts from numerous players.

So with the huge win over the rival Huntington Highlanders, Salmons said that he is going to let the win set for a couple of days before they get back to work on the game plan for Hurricane High School.